Former Bellator champions Emanuel Newton and Brandon Halsey are now free agents as both fighters were recently released by Bellator.
The release of both fighters was confirmed to The MMA Report on Wednesday evening.
Newton (26-11-1) has dropped four of his last five fights and is coming off a decision defeat in August against Evgeny Erokhin in a fight that took place outside of Bellator. Halsey (9-2) has dropped back to back fights and is coming off a submission defeat in June against John Salter at Bellator 156.